139
139
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
good to have you with us. we look forward to taking your calls at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. i was there in the whiter house briefing room yesterday when president obama came out and called on congress to take action to avoid those massive cuts to pentagon spending known as the sequester which kick in march 1st. if march can't pass a big bill, they ought to pass a small bill to delay the sequester for a few more months. house republicans led by john boehner immediately said no way. here we go again. the party of no opposing anything obama wants. we will tell you about that. also tell you the latest on drones and a lot more here on the full court press. but first, let's get the latest. lisa ferguson is here. well, she is not here. she is in los angeles with today's current news update. hi, lisa. good morning. >> close enough. los angeles, d.c. good morning, everyone. the president is in annapolis today after 10:00 this morning and atends the conference at the western annapolis hotel. vice pre
good to have you with us. we look forward to taking your calls at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. i was there in the whiter house briefing room yesterday when president obama came out and called on congress to take action to avoid those massive cuts to pentagon spending known as the sequester which kick in march 1st. if march can't pass a big bill, they ought to pass a small bill to delay the sequester for a few more months. house republicans led by john boehner immediately...
156
156
Feb 8, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
you can give us a call. you can follow us on twitter twitter @bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. if you feel strongly about these issues, join the chat room. go to current.com because we are still on current tv. go to current.com. could follow the click on the chat room, and you are in. you are in the mix with all of your fellow "full-court press"ers across the land. we have made it through this entire week, the entire time all five days, peter ogburn and dan henning. >> i didn't quite make it. >> bill: that's right. neither did phil. i take that back. damn it, i have been here every day. >> good morning. >> yes, good morning. happy friday. what is that hat? >> oh man. >> oh, i didn't realize i had it on. >> bill: you didn't realize you have it on? >> i mean i did. it's my hat. >> bill: it's not a beret. >> i mean put it sideways. just like that. >> don't ever do that. oh. you look like -- you look -- >> cab driver? yeah. there it is. >> bill: all right. >> i have to stay warm in here. >>
you can give us a call. you can follow us on twitter twitter @bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. if you feel strongly about these issues, join the chat room. go to current.com because we are still on current tv. go to current.com. could follow the click on the chat room, and you are in. you are in the mix with all of your fellow "full-court press"ers across the land. we have made it through this entire week, the entire time all five days, peter ogburn and dan...
145
145
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
stay with us. converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv. this is the bill press show. >> good morning, everyone. this is richard fowler stilling in for bill press o
stay with us. converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our...
120
120
Feb 26, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
by joining us on twitter at bpshow. and joining us -- or joining us on facebook, i should say. facebook.com/billpressshow. as long as there is a current tv, this is the current chat room. if you go to current.com click on the chat room. you're in to talk about the issues with your fellow "full court pressers" across the land. make a lot of friends there. again, get your comments out. we have the whole team here this morning as always. peter ogborn and dan henning what do you say guys? >> hey, hey. >> bill: good morning. with phil backert on the phones and acceptrian bolding as always on the video cam. so nice little reception for senator heidi heitkamp. new senator from north dakota and you know, north dakota, it is really a very interesting situation out there. because it is a red state right. and yet north dakota has given us byron dorgan, kent conrad and now heidi heitkamp. three real progressives. >> yeah. >> bill: in the senate. heidi heitkamp won last time in november. president obama lost north dakota by 23 points. so it is just that there's this home-grown progressive t
by joining us on twitter at bpshow. and joining us -- or joining us on facebook, i should say. facebook.com/billpressshow. as long as there is a current tv, this is the current chat room. if you go to current.com click on the chat room. you're in to talk about the issues with your fellow "full court pressers" across the land. make a lot of friends there. again, get your comments out. we have the whole team here this morning as always. peter ogborn and dan henning what do you say guys?...
169
169
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 1
we are using it. we are using it more than anybody has ever used it before. i mean i forget how many -- you know, this story broke. i have to go back and look at the research i've done. i've written about this. how many hundreds of people have been killed in pakistan, afghanistan, in somalia with drones. we've got this technology. we're using it. we are killing not just suspected terrorists but civilians. we're not making any effort to round them up to put them on trial. we're just targeting them with drone strikes. we're killing them. and again, there is a lot of collateral damage, some -- at least evidence of 45 civilians including children who have been killed by drones in the last year. reports the new york review of books. we're using this technology but congress has not decided. the white house has not released what are the guidelines. who decides when to use it. what rules do we follow if any? and is this really legal under international law to do it? the justice department now says it is. but the idea that somebody -- and you know where these drones a
we are using it. we are using it more than anybody has ever used it before. i mean i forget how many -- you know, this story broke. i have to go back and look at the research i've done. i've written about this. how many hundreds of people have been killed in pakistan, afghanistan, in somalia with drones. we've got this technology. we're using it. we are killing not just suspected terrorists but civilians. we're not making any effort to round them up to put them on trial. we're just targeting...
139
139
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll give you a chance to sound off, you can do so by giving us a call at 866-55-press joining us on twitter @bpshow, or on facebook at facebook@billpressshow. and if you go to current.com, click on the chat room and you will join your fellow full court pressers across the land. it has been -- it is a busy week in washington even though the house and senate are both out of town, mainly because of all of the build up around the sequester. yesterday i was down at the white house for the first briefing after the president's day weekend, and as expected there were questions about the see -- sequester, and also the issue of the president's golf weekend came up and the lack of access that the members of the media had to his golf game. i will tell you more about that. but first i realize i didn't introduce the members of our team yet. >> we're waiting for it bill. >> bill: before they mutiny and get up and walk out -- >> yeah. >> bill: i better give the introduction to peter ogburn and dan henning, and siprion bolling. happy wednesday good to see you all even though i forget you. [ laughter
we'll give you a chance to sound off, you can do so by giving us a call at 866-55-press joining us on twitter @bpshow, or on facebook at facebook@billpressshow. and if you go to current.com, click on the chat room and you will join your fellow full court pressers across the land. it has been -- it is a busy week in washington even though the house and senate are both out of town, mainly because of all of the build up around the sequester. yesterday i was down at the white house for the first...
118
118
Feb 14, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 1
and follow us on twitter. talk to us on twitter. comment. send us your comments on twitter at bpshow and on facebook.com/billpressshow. also, the chat room is underway all across this -- everywhere in the country. people, "full court pressers," you'll want to be debating the issues, talking about the issues we're talking about on the air with your fellow listeners and your fellow viewers. go to, it is a lot of fun. go to current.com click on the chat room and you're in. happy valentine's day to team press here. peter ogborn and dan henning. >> hey there. >> bill: i had to put all of the flowers over to the side today. >> a lot of people. >> there's candy. >> bill: so many flowers when i walked in this morning and boxes of candy. from the team. phil backert's got the phones. it is a surprise for later in the show, is that it? >> yeah, of course. >> yeah, that's it. >> bill: okay. cyprian bowlding on the video cam. he always celebrates valentine's day. it was a story yesterday when cyprian got on the microphone for his rant. >> first time ever
and follow us on twitter. talk to us on twitter. comment. send us your comments on twitter at bpshow and on facebook.com/billpressshow. also, the chat room is underway all across this -- everywhere in the country. people, "full court pressers," you'll want to be debating the issues, talking about the issues we're talking about on the air with your fellow listeners and your fellow viewers. go to, it is a lot of fun. go to current.com click on the chat room and you're in. happy...
130
130
Feb 11, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
he joins us to tell us what the hell happened. good morning. >> i wasn't in shock on the 30 or 40 inches that fell on southern connecticut as much as i just heard you say that queen and led zeppelin never won a grammy award. >> creed he knew clearwater revival never heard. >> i didn't know that. >> the who never won one. >> get out. really? >> my wife likes the who. i don't even know if she knows that stat. >> never won a graeme. >> check out buzzfeed. they've got the entire list. was it as big and as bad as we feared, paul? >> i think it was bad. the thing was, i didn't get a chance to look over the precipable water amounts but i did glance over them in the course of the storm. they added up. there was a tremendous amount of liquid that came up from the south and when you do a tep to 1 ratio, you are going to get snow amounts that are, you know, if you get three inches of liquid thirty inches of snow basically. >> that's what happened. this is a monster storm. a lot of comparesons to 1978. there were some similarities some differ
he joins us to tell us what the hell happened. good morning. >> i wasn't in shock on the 30 or 40 inches that fell on southern connecticut as much as i just heard you say that queen and led zeppelin never won a grammy award. >> creed he knew clearwater revival never heard. >> i didn't know that. >> the who never won one. >> get out. really? >> my wife likes the who. i don't even know if she knows that stat. >> never won a graeme. >> check out...